kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
how many people; a number of people
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
mass communication; mass media
all companies; each company
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
adhesive tape; sticky tape
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
head; brains; intellect; understanding
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
multifunction; multipurpose
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment